Global wafer shipments grow 1% in 1Q12, says SEMI

May 10, 10:45

Overall area of silicon wafers shipped in the first quarter of 2012 increased 1% on quarter, but decreased 11% from a year ago, according to SEMI in its quarterly analysis of the...

Powerchip loss narrows in 1Q12

May 10, 10:20

Taiwan-based chipmaker Powerchip Technology has reported a net loss of NT$5.56 billion (US$18.9 million) for the first quarter of 2012, showing improvement compared to a loss of NT$8.87...

Acer regains second-rank for 1Q12 notebook shipments, says IDC

May 9, 15:12

Acer regained the status of the second-largest notebook vendor in terms of shipments in the first quarter of 2012, according to IDC.

CPT stock downgraded to requiring full delivery

Newswatch - May 7, 16:26

Stock of Taiwan-based panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has been downgraded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) to requiring full-cash delivery, as the firm's first-quarter...

Mirle 1Q12 revenues and profits shrink

May 7, 16:06

With its panel and solar customers being cautious about expansion, automation equipment supplier Mirle Automation has reported on-year declines in both revenues and profits for the...

Chipbond, ChipMOS 2Q12 sales expected to grow

May 7, 15:41

LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales register single-digit growth sequentially thanks...

Taiwan-based solar wafer makers report 1Q12 net losses

May 7, 10:33

Taiwan-based solar wafer makers have not been able to climb out of losses since second half of 2011 despite the fact that most solar wafer firms have clear order visibility in recent...

Thinking Electronic sees decreased April revenues

May 7, 10:24

Thinking Electronic Industrial, a Taiwan-based maker of thermistors, has reported April consolidated revenues of NT$363 million down 2.37% on month and 2.54% on year, while January-April...

China software industry posts 1Q12 revenues of CNY466 billion

May 4, 10:36

China's software industry generated total revenues of CNY466.5 billion (US$73.95 billion) in January-March 2012, growing 26.4% on year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information...

Unic reports April revenues increase 21% on-month

May 4, 01:20

Unic Technology, a plastic materials distributor in Taiwan, has announced April revenues of NT$512 million (US$17.5 million), an on-month increase of 21.09% and on-year increase of...

WIN, AWSC see on-month increase in April revenues

May 4, 01:10

Due to continuous demand for wireless communication devices, Taiwan-based providers of GaAs wafer foundry services, WIN Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company...

Chip sales up 1.5% in March, says SIA

May 3, 15:31

Worldwide sales of semiconductors for March 2012 were up 1.5% compared to the prior month, but were down 7.9% from a year ago, according to the SIA.

China overtakes US as largest smart phone market, says Canalys

May 3, 14:09

Canalys has released smartphone shipment estimates by country for the first quarter of 2012. Total shipments worldwide grew 45% on year to 146 million units, but significant country...

Global smartphone shipments grow over 42% on year in 1Q12, says paper

Newswatch - May 3, 12:18

Global shipments of smartphones have continued to grow at a rapid pace, reaching 145 million units in the first quarter of 2012, up 42.5% from 101 million units shipped a year earlier,...

Synnex Technology posts 1Q12 net EPS of NT$1.14

May 3, 11:52

Synnex Technology International, a Taiwan-based distributor of 3C products, has released its financial report for first-quarter 2012, recording net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.14,...

NAND flash controller designers post mixed earnings results in 1Q12

May 3, 01:10

Major suppliers of NAND flash device controller ICs have reported mixed earnings results for the first quarter of 2012, showing their diverse capabilities in making a smooth transition...

PTI, Walton post better-than-expected 1Q12 profits

May 2, 16:33

Despite early media speculation that Elpida Memory's bankruptcy filing would impact its supply-chain partners' business performance, Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced...

Alpha Networks 1Q12 net profit down sequentially, up on year

May 2, 16:18

Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication devices/equipment, has released its first-quarter 2012 financial results, with net profit dropping 57.62% on quarter...

Gamania 1Q12 revenues hit record

May 2, 16:08

Gamania Digital Entertainment, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, generated consolidated revenues of NT$2.012 billion (US$68.1 million) for the first quarter of 2012,...

Second-tier touch panel makers still operating in low gear in 1Q12

May 2, 16:05

Most second-tier touch panel makers were still operating in red in the first quarter of 2012 due to off-peak seasonal effects and slow orders from clients, while seeing the top vendor...

Taiwan lowers 1Q12 economic growth to 0.36%

May 2, 12:13

Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, in the first quarter of 2012 has been downward adjusted from 1.19% projected in February 2012 to 0.36%, according to advance...

Foxconn posts 1Q12 net EPS of NT$1.40

Apr 30, 16:16

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported its non-consolidated financial report for the first quarter of 2012, recording net EPS of NT$1.40.

GaAs wafer makers post mixed results for 1Q12

Apr 30, 16:13

GaAs (gallium arsenide) wafer makers Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), Win Semiconductor and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) have posted mixed results for the first quarter...

Equipment supplier Lumax posts EPS of NT$1.71 in 1Q12

Apr 30, 15:20

Semiconductor process control service supplier Lumax International has reported net profits of NT$184 million (US$6.27 million) for the first quarter of 2012, up 52% sequentially...

Altek sees 1Q12 revenue proportion for digital cameras drop to 85-90%

Apr 30, 15:11

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek has been extending product development and production to automotive electronics, blood glucose meters and compact camera modules and therefore...

Compal Communications posts net profits of over NT$500 million in 1Q12

Newswatch - Apr 30, 14:48

Compal Communications has reported net profits of NT$515.52 million (US$17.58 million) for the first quarter of 2012, increasing 66% from the previous quarter. EPS for the first quarter...

LED chipmakers report different results in 1Q12

Apr 30, 14:30

LED chipmakers Epistar and Genesis Photonics both reported losses during the first quarter due to decreasing prices for LED chip products, particularly in backlights for TVs.

CPT narrows losses in 1Q12

Apr 30, 12:41

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) managed to narrow its net losses to NT$2.48 billion (US$8.45 million) in the first quarter of 2012, down from NT$3.38 billion in the previous quarter...

BLU maker Coretronic reports declined profits for 1Q12

Apr 30, 12:04

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic saw its net profits drop 40.8% on quarter and 64.3% on year to NT$239 million (US$8.15 million) in the first quarter of 2012 due largely to weak...

Neo Solar Power reports slight rise in 1Q12 revenues

Apr 30, 10:57

Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported first-quarter 2012 consolidated revenues of NT$3.106 billion (US$106 million), up by 2.6% on quarter. Net losses were...

Silicon Motion reports 48% on-year increase in 1Q12 sales

Apr 30, 10:20

Silicon Motion Technology has announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. For the first quarter of 2012, net sales decreased 4.7% quarter-over-quarter to...

CyberLink sees 1Q12 revenues, profits decline

Apr 27, 16:51

CyberLink has reported declines in consolidated revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2012.

Taiwan Mobile sees net profits move higher in 1Q12

Apr 27, 16:48

Taiwan Mobile has posted net profits of NT$3.36 billion (US$113.84 million) for the first quarter of 2012, edging up 2% from a year earlier. First-quarter EPS stood at NT$1.25 compared...